Punjab government has reserved 10 per cent seats in all the industrial training institutes of the state for students of economically weaker sections of the society, said Minister for Technical Education and Industrial Training Chaudhary Swaran Ran on Saturday. The state government has also decided to adopt the Gujarat model where free technical education will be provided to poor students of class 8th and 10, the minister said.
"The government has also decided to enhance pension for widows, handicapped and elderly people who have attained the age of 60 from existing Rs 250 per month to Rs 400 per month," said Swaran, adding a bill regarding this will be introduced in the Vidhan Sabha winter session.
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"The government has also decided to enhance pension for widows, handicapped and elderly people who have attained the age of 60 from existing Rs 250 per month to Rs 400 per month," said Swaran, adding a bill regarding this will be introduced in the Vidhan Sabha winter session.
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